Cuba vs MDG: Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Cuba
61.7%
in 2024
MDG: Caribbean
56.0%
in 2024
Cuba rank
9th
MDG: Caribbean rank
10th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Cuba
- MDG: Caribbean
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 61.7% against 56.0% in MDG: Caribbean, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1986 it was MDG: Caribbean ahead.
Cuba ranks 9th and MDG: Caribbean ranks 10th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and MDG: Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | MDG: Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.5% | 43.7% | 0.3% | MDG: Caribbean |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 44.6% | 1.3% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 50.5% | 1.1% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 52.8% | 3.8% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 56.2% | 3.8% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Cuba or MDG: Caribbean?
- Cuba, at 61.7% against 56.0% in MDG: Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Cuba and MDG: Caribbean?
- 5.7%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and MDG: Caribbean?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and MDG: Caribbean rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Cuba ranks 9th and MDG: Caribbean ranks 10th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release